Bernie Sanders, Patrick Leahy: A Dangerous Precedent for Disaster Relief

[cal04]

Run time: 01:10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKropMmJjig   Posted on YouTube: September 26, 2011 By YouTube Member: SenatorSanders Views on YouTube: 31   Posted on DU: September 26, 2011 By DU Member: cal04 Views on DU: 590

 
The Senate planned a Monday evening vote on legislation that includes desperately-needed funds to help Vermont recover from the devastation caused in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy told a press conference before boarding a flight to Washington that they would continue to oppose a misguided House Republican plan that demands unprecedented spending cuts to offset disaster relief. "What is happening now is wrong. It's unprecedented and I speak for the whole delegation. We're in agreement that we're going to do everything we can to get the necessary funds to rebuild our communities and do it in a way that makes America proud," Sanders said. "What these people are proposing is a precedent which says God forbid there is an earthquake in California next month and it requires billions of dollars of reconstruction aid, we're going to have then - under their mentality - a debate over whether we cut education or health care or the environment in order to fund disaster relief for California. Can you imagine that as a precedent?"

[CarmanK]

1. HANG THESE FOOLS OUT FOR ALL TO SEE!

They are pushing for all they can get trying to make the dems look weak. Our downfall is that we as liberals love people, believe that democracy is the best form of govt and will not deliberately, with malice a forethought harm the US govt just to make a point. The TMOB is just that, ruthless, merciless, mindless rabble which would rather see the whole country go down in flames than to Obama succeed at anything.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

2. These bastards know that long term

resentment over being denied disaster relief will hurt Obama's reelection.

People have such short memories and attention spans.

We need to start screaming about this and not stop because they will

rewrite history a few weeks before the election.

[Plucketeer]

3. I guess the ReThug strategy must be....

If we can just have enough disasters in the coming years - we can balance the budget! Hell, MAYBE we can even re-establish a surplus. A surplus would then justify them giving MORE TAX CUTS to their wealthy benefactors. Smiley faces all around! :) :) :) :) :) :) :)